Four area cross country teams opened their seasons Saturday with first-place finishes at the Jim Marshall Invitational at Cole County Park.
The Jefferson City Jays won the boys big school division title, while the Helias Lady Crusaders had five top-10 finishers to claim the girls big school championship.
Fatima swept both the boys and girls titles in the small school division.
Jays senior Cole Biesemeyer won the boys big school race with a time of 16:52.18. Helias sophomore Jack Crull finished nine seconds back to claim second place and Jefferson City junior Thomas Nield took third.
Jefferson City had all seven runners place in the top 15, tallying 24 team points. Landon Dunlap took fifth, followed by Dawson Schulte (seventh), Ben Krause (eighth) and Izaak Sochinski (11th). Blake Conrad finished 14th.
Jenson Starr placed sixth for Helias.
Blair Oaks had three runners competing in the varsity race. Cole Brenneke led the Falcons with a 17th-place finish.
School of the Osage took ninth place in the team standings, led by Derrick Puckett, who placed 25th overall out of 68 runners.
For the Lady Crusaders, who finished with 31 points in the team standings, senior Abby Hake had a second-place finish in a time of 20:35.18. Holt's Emily Greisenauer won the big school girls race in 19:24.33.
Morgan Yanskey took fifth for Helias, followed by Emma Veltrop (seventh), Alicia Engelbrecht (eighth) and Ashley Eskens (10th). Claire McDonald finished 18th and Elly Bowles took 27th.
The Lady Jays took fourth place in the team standings. Kayelee Payton took third place in 20:46.51 to lead Jefferson City. Jacqueline Hensley (22nd) and Syleste Martinez (23rd) also finished in the top 25.
Grace Scott was one of two Blair Oaks runners in the varsity race, leading the Lady Falcons with a 13th-place finish.
School of the Osage took sixth in the girls team standings. Micah Hill paced the Lady Indians with an 11th-place finish out of 60 runners.
In the boys small school race, Tipton's Isaac Ashton won in a time of 17:04.84. The Cardinals finished seventh in the team standings.
Fatima finished with 57 points in the team standings, led by Dalton Luebbert's seventh-place finish. Logan Borland (ninth), Lucas Laux (12th), Caleb Laughlin (14th) and Dawson Woehr (15th) rounded out the Comets' team score.
Linn's Cole Stephens took third place, helping the Wildcats to a fifth-place performance in the team standings.
Trevor Porter and Jason Crow finished fifth and sixth, respectively, helping the Pintos to third place as a team.
Kendall Reger took eighth place to lead the Versailles Tigers to sixth place overall. Daniel McDonald of South Callaway finished 21st out of 60 runners.
Fatima had a 1-2 finish in the girls race. Senior Brianna Haller won in a time of 20:19.29, followed by Kendall Haller in second in 20:30.09.
Alyssa Struemph took third for the Lady Comets. Katelyn Vanderfeltz and Alexis Fischer placed fourth and sixth, respectively, to give Fatima a team score of 16 points. Erica Reinkemeyer also finished 11th for the Lady Comets.
Lindsey Lebel of Linn placed eighth, while the Lady Wildcats took fifth place in the team standings. New Haven was second, followed by Hallsville and Tipton.
Chamois' Katie Keilholz and Keely Gustafson rounded out the top 10 with ninth- and 10th-place finishes, respectively. South Callaway's Elizabeth Luebbert came in 13th place out of 35 runners.
BIG SCHOOLS
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Jeferson City 24; 2. Helias 78; 3. (tie) Fulton and Fort Zumwalt West 113; 5. Fort Zumwalt South 135.
6. Battle 136; 7. Liberty: Wentzville 170; 8. Holt 196; 9. School of the Osage 216; 10. Waynesville 227.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Cole Biesemeyer, Jefferson City, 16:52.18; 2. Jack Crull, Helias, 17:01.14; 3. Thomas Nield, Jefferson City, 17:04.52; 4. Mason Gaines, Fulton, 17:05.05; 5. Landon Dunlap, Jefferson City, 17:10.18.
6. Jenson Starr, Helias, 17:22.92; 7. Dawson Schulte, Jefferson City, 17:32.16; 8. Benjamin Krause, Jefferson City, 17:34.00; 9. Joshua Skeeters, Fort Zumwalt South, 17:34.57; 10. Ethan Line, Battle, 17:41.04.
Other Jefferson City Individuals
11. Izaak Sochinski, 17:48.00; 14. Blake Conrad, 18:07.45.
Other Helias Individuals
20. Nathan Wieberg, 18:28.15; 21. Brian Kirchoff, 18:29.53; 33. Jack Hentges, 18:58.45; 37. Colby Kroll, 19:04.05; 44. Blake Bauer, 19:37.93.
School of the Osage Individuals
25. Derrick Puckett, 18:44.22; 32. Payton Bartlett, 18:57.47; 51. Chase Grosvenor, 20:14.01; 58. Steven Crosby, 20:49.85; 60. Micah Lehenbauer, 20:54.18; 64. Aaron Otto, 22:08.96; 66. Mitchell Turner, 22:40.32.
Blair Oaks Individuals
17. Cole Brenneke, 18:17.77; 23. Adam McCauley, 18:37.67; 65. Isaac Prenger, 22:10.08.
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. Helias 31; 2. Fort Zumwalt West 66; 3. Holt 103; 4. Jefferson City 111; 5. Fort Zumwalt South 123.
6. School of the Osage 125; 7. Waynesville 166; 8. Fulton 188.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Emily Griesenauer, Holt, 19:24.33; 2. Abby Hake, Helias, 20:35.18; 3. Kayelee Payton, Jefferson City 20:46.51; 4. Gracyn Pietrusinski, Holt, 20:55.00; 5. Morgan Yanskey, Helias, 21:03.03.
6. Grace Wright, Fort Zumwalt West, 21:14.82; 7. Emma Veltrop, Helias, 21:17.80; 8. Alicia Engelbrecht, Helias, 21:22.97; 9. Aidan Sheffel, Battle, 21:26.90; 10. Ashley Eskens, Helias, 21:33.32.
Other Helias Individuals
18. Claire McDonald, 22:28.90; 27. Elly Bowles, 23:11.96.
Other Jefferson City Individuals
22. Jacqueline Hensley, 22:44.40; 23. Syleste Martinez, 23:00.05; 41. Chasity Pendleton, 24:18.01; 48. Mira Gandhi, 25:33.41; 55. Niya Slaughter, 27:24.19; 60. Hanna Watson, 30:11.06.
School of the Osage Individuals
11. Micah Hill, 21:36.56; 28. Sara Wolf, 23:12.46; 32. Neveah Henley, 23:47.06; 37. Karlie Minnehan, 24:05.61; 47. Sarah Porter, 25:17;96; 52. Megan Douglas, 26:16.39; 57. Reagen Page, 28:18.75.
Blair Oaks Individuals
13. Grace Scott, 22:10.81; 20. Emily Yaeger, 22:40.58.
SMALL SCHOOLS
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Fatima 57; 2. New Haven 73; 3. California 80; 4. Hermitage 88; 5. Linn 123.
6. Versailles 145; 7. Tipton 155; 8. Christian Fellowship 208; 9. Hallsville 219.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Isaac Ashton, Tipton, 17:04.84; 2. Easton Sabala, Hermitage, 17:15.78; 3. Cole Stephens, Linn, 17:26.01; 4. Nathan Ford, New Haven, 17:57.63; 5. Trevor Porter, California, 18:06.82.
6. Jason Crow, California, 18:08.30; 7. Dalton Luebbert, Fatima, 18:22.35; 8. Kendall Reger, Versailles, 18:23.81; 9. Logan Borland, Fatima, 18:26.08; 10. Tim Madden, New Haven, 18:26.84.
Other Fatima Individuals
12. Lucas Faux, 18:39.81; 14. Caleb Laughlin, 18:46.50; 15. Dawson Woehr, 19:05.93; 21. Caden Haslag, 19:19.92.
Other California Individuals
18. Jordan Bondurant, 19:13.05; 25. Caden Kirksey, 19:30.47; 28. Isaac Ash, 19:44.75; 38. Austin Bolin, 20:52.23; 47. Brett Skinner, 22:08.24.
Other Linn Individuals
16. Logan Klouzek, 19:07.66; 34. Parker Patterson, 20:28.50; 36. Ryan Platt, 20:43.78; 37. Tommy Blackburn, 20:44.99; 52. Devin Ely, 22:28.59; 55. Chance Pinkerton, 23:11.21.
Other Versailles Individuals
24. Quentin Ingram, 19:30.21; 30. Ricky Zago, 19:59.25; 39. Cylan Burns, 20:54.11; 49. Trent Hyman, 22:12.71.
Other Tipton Individuals
27. Macen Mannering, 19:39.62; 40. Dawson Knipp, 21:07.77; 44. Cory Jurgensmeyer, 21:53.95; 48. Gerred Oldham, 22:11.47; 50. Mason Garber, 22:21.81; 59. Gage Claas, 24:22.13.
South Callaway Individuals
22. Daniel McDonald, 19:23.40; 46. Austin Clubb, 22:02.36.
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. Fatima 16; 2. New Haven 45; 3. Hallsville 93; 4. Tipton 100; 5. Linn 104.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Brianna Haller, Fatima, 20:19.29; 2. Kendall Haller, Fatima, 20:30.09; 3. Alyssa Struemph, Fatima, 20:52.61; 4. Katelyn Vanderfeltz, Fatima, 21:17.79; 5. Julia McIntyre, New Haven, 21:32.56.
6. Alexis Fischer, Fatima, 22:08.95; 7. Emma McIntyre, New Haven, 23:08.39; 8. Lindsey Lebel, Linn, 23:22.76; 9. Katie Keilholz, Chamois, 23:35.64; 10. Keely Gustafson, Versailles, 23:40.18.
Other Fatima Individual
11. Erica Reinkemeyer, 23:49.34.
Tipton Individuals
17. Aubree Schuster, 24:44.98; 22. Bethany Hodler, 27:08.87; 26. Faith Ehlers, 28:07.76; 28. Ella Claas, 29:20.65; 31. Jadelyn Woolery, 30:26.29.
Other Linn Individuals
23. Emma Lee, 27:13.61; 27. Sydney Strope, 28:29.07; 33. Jaycie Lucero, 34:45.56; 35. Lisa Kruger, 42:08.12.
Other Chamois Individual
15. Chloe Rhoden, 24:25.40.
South Callaway Individual
13. Elizabeth Luebbert, 24:05.98.
California Individuals
20. Halle Oliver, 26:11.58; 32. Caroline Ogg, 33:07.21.